VIDEO: FURIOUS 7's Dwayne Johnson On Loss of Paul Walker: 'I Miss Him, I Love Him'

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stopped by this morning's TODAY Wednesday to talk about his new film, FURIOUS 7 as well as his co-star, the late Paul Walker.

"I couldn't wait to talk about [the movie] because it's an opportunity to talk about Paul," he said. "I miss him, I love him. ... It was an opportunity for us to try and find a balance between entertaining the audience but also paying a respectful tribute to him."

Johnson says of the actor who died in 2013 in a car crash while on hiatus from filming "Furious 7, "Paul is beautifully honored at the end of the film." Watch the appearance below!

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